8 x 11 - Brown Antique Persian Joshegan Rug - 60851

60851 Distressed Antique Persian Joshegan Rug with Rustic Arts & Crafts Style 07'09 x 11'03. With ornate details and a lovingly time-worn composition, this hand knotted wool distressed antique Persian Joshegan rug is poised to impress. The abrashed taupe field features an all-over Herati pattern surrounded a complementary stepped lozenge medallion in the center. The corner spandrels display three fragments of the Herati pattern with stepped edges. The Classic Herati pattern, also known as the Mahi or Fish pattern, is amongst the most widespread and well known of all Persian designs, consisting of a flower centered in a diamond accompanied by curving lanceolate leaves that resemble fish. The Herati motif is widely used in Iran and believed to represent the small fishes come up just beneath the surface of the water to swim in the full moons reflection. It is enclosed with a lozenge and boteh border flanked with an inner and outer meande